George Moses Horton quotes
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“Oh! that my soul had winged its flight, When first I saw the morning light, To worlds of liberty!”
-- George Moses HortonSource : George Moses Horton (1997). “The Black Bard of North Carolina: George Moses Horton and His Poetry”, p.56, Univ of North Carolina Press
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“I leave my parents here behind And all my friends to love resigned 'Tis grief to go, but death to stay Farewell -- I'm gone with love away.”
-- George Moses HortonSource : George Moses Horton (1973). “The Hope of Liberty: Containing a Number of Poetical Pieces”
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“My genius from a boy Has fluttered like a bird within my heart; But could not thus confined her power employ, Impatient to depart.”
-- George Moses HortonSource : George Moses Horton (1997). “The Black Bard of North Carolina: George Moses Horton and His Poetry”, p.121, Univ of North Carolina Press
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Source : "Stars Rise at Startup Summer Camp" by Ryan Singel, www.wired.com. September 13, 2005.
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“When the spirit shines, even foggy skies make pleasant light.”
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“I don't know of a soul who packed more living into 72 years than Charles Lindbergh did.”
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“I sold my soul to the devil in L.A”
Source : Song: Country Boy, Album: Town Line, 2011
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“I just bared my soul to you and all I get is an ‘okay’?”
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